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OADP installation issues

You might encounter issues caused by using invalid directories or incorrect credentials when you install the Data Protection Application (DPA).

Backup storage contains invalid directories

The Velero pod log displays the following error message: Backup storage contains invalid top-level directories.

Cause

The object storage contains top-level directories that are not Velero directories.

Solution

If the object storage is not dedicated to Velero, you must specify a prefix for the bucket by setting the spec.backupLocations.velero.objectStorage.prefix parameter in the DataProtectionApplication manifest.

Incorrect AWS credentials

The oadp-aws-registry pod log displays the following error message: InvalidAccessKeyId: The AWS Access Key Id you provided does not exist in our records.

The Velero pod log displays the following error message: NoCredentialProviders: no valid providers in chain.

Cause

The credentials-velero file used to create the Secret object is incorrectly formatted.

Solution

Ensure that the credentials-velero file is correctly formatted, as in the following example:

Example credentials-velero file
[default] (1)
aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE (2)
aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
1 AWS default profile.
2 Do not enclose the values with quotation marks (", ').